5 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF MALAWI
06 November 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the seventh periodic report of Malawi on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Presenting the report, Patricia Kaliati, Minister of Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare of Malawi, stated that Malawi recognized that the achievement of a meaningful and equitable social and economic development of the country hinged on the effective mainstreaming of gender and progressive women…
5 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
05 November 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined second and third periodic report of the United Arab Emirates on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Maitha Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, introducing the report, said that the State party supported international efforts to achieve equality in the enjoyment of the right to education of girls, which was essential to women’s empowerment, including…
5 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF UZBEKISTAN
04 November 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the fifth periodic report of Uzbekistan on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Akmal Saidov, Director of the National Human Rights Centre of Uzbekistan, presenting the report, stated that Uzbekistan was consistently promoting the rights of women, taking into consideration international law and the mentality and traditions of the Uzbek people. In 2015, approximately 60 per cent of…
5 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF LEBANON
03 November 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fourth and fifth periodic report of Lebanon on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Najla Riachi Assaker, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Lebanon to the United Nations Office at Geneva, presenting the report, stated that Lebanon, a country of four million with an area of 10,000 square kilometres, was hosting far more refugees – Syrians and…
5 years 9 months ago
CIVIL SOCIETY STAKEHOLDERS BRIEF COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN ON LEBANON, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AND MALAWI
02 November 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women this afternoon met with representatives of non-governmental organizations to hear information on the situation of women in Lebanon, the United Arab Emirates and Malawi, whose reports will be considered during the second week of the session. A representative of the Malawi Human Rights Commission also spoke.
Representatives of non-governmental organizations in Lebanon raised the issues of the prohibition of civil marriage in Lebanon, the…
5 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF SLOVENIA
30 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined fifth and sixth periodic report of Slovenia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Martina Vuk, State Secretary of the Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of Slovenia, presenting the report, said that the report had been prepared by all relevant Ministries, governmental offices and non-governmental organizations. The Ministry of Labour,…
5 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF LIBERIA
29 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined seventh and eighth periodic report of Liberia on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Julia Duncan-Cassell, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection of Liberia, noted that Liberia had achieved significant progress since its last report. In 2011, the Government had passed the Children’s Law, which prohibited female genital mutilation and…
5 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF PORTUGAL
28 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the combined eighth and ninth periodic report of Portugal on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Introducing the report, Pedro Nuno Bartolo, Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, said that a vast number of instruments aimed at eliminating of all forms of discrimination against women were being implemented in the country, including the Fifth…
5 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN CONSIDERS THE REPORT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
27 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women today considered the eighth periodic report of the Russian Federation on its implementation of the provisions of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.
Presenting the report, Alexey Vovchenko, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation, stated that the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection was the coordinator of activities on gender equality. The work to ensure gender equality was taking place…
5 years 9 months ago
COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN OPENS ITS SIXTY-SECOND SESSION
26 October 2015
Meeting Summaries
The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women opened its sixty-second session this morning, hearing a statement by a representative of the Secretary-General, adopting the agenda of the session and discussing inter-sessional and follow-up activities.
Orest Nowosad, Chief of the Groups in Focus Section of the Human Rights Treaties Division at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, stated that under goal 5 of the Agenda for Sustainable Development, Member States committed to achieve gender equality and empower all…
